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they tend to be moderate, urban, well educated and independent. in 2012, gallup data showed that independents were the fasting growing demographic in america with now 40% of americans calling themselves independent an all time high. the only political brand in america that is worse than democrats is republicans. in other words, most americans outside of washington don't want anything to do with the political parties. so actually the big headline in 2012 is that many of these independents stayed home. 2012 was a low turnout election. 3 percentage points fewer americans showed up in 2012 than in 2008 and fewer americans showed up this year than 2004. mitt romney barely won as many votes as john mccain did in 2008. if you compare preelection estimates to exit polls, what you find is 5 percentage points of independents didn't show up. so the party that actually figures out how to represent these independents, and my hunch is many of them are these social liberal voters is going to be ahead in the demographic race. that's why you saw smart democrats ac
they tend to be moderate, urban, well educated and independent. in 2012, gallup data showed that independents were the fasting growing demographic in america with now 40% of americans calling themselves independent an all time high. the only political brand in america that is worse than democrats is republicans. in other words, most americans outside of washington don't want anything to do with the political parties. so actually the big headline in 2012 is that many of these independents stayed...
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i want to serve the people, and i want every girl, every child to be educated, and for that reason we have organized mulala fund. >> northbound's kier is in birmingham, england, outside the hospital. kier, this is remarkable. it is just a miracle of her spirit, of the doctors who have helped her, the family who has been with her. she's now also the youngest nominee for the nobel peace prize. what are you hearing from the medical team around her about her prognosis? >> that's right. incredible. she is still in the hospital behind me recovering. what an amazing recovery. as those comments on camera, the first since she was shot by the taliban, attacked simply for campaigning for the rights of young women to be educated. in those comments she has such poise and yet at the same time seems so young. one doctor talking about how she would make adult decisions about her treatment and, yet, on other occasions he would come to the room to find her playing cards or playing games, and after that operation even afterwards 24 hours later she gave another interview in which, again, she had such poi
i want to serve the people, and i want every girl, every child to be educated, and for that reason we have organized mulala fund. >> northbound's kier is in birmingham, england, outside the hospital. kier, this is remarkable. it is just a miracle of her spirit, of the doctors who have helped her, the family who has been with her. she's now also the youngest nominee for the nobel peace prize. what are you hearing from the medical team around her about her prognosis? >> that's right....
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, a group of men that are educators, police, other kinds of leaders in their community in business and provide that kind of role model, which we helped to start through interval house, our major domestic shelter in the state. only a small example of how these efforts can have a ripple effect through vawa. we need to not only renew our commitment to end domestic violence but also to update and strengthen and expand the violence against women act. i'm pleased to join my colleague, senator portman, to offer an amendment that strengthens services for children and youth victims of sex trafficking. yes, sex trafficking and human trafficking continue to exist in this nation. sometimes invisible, unknown. one of the most heinous crimes imaginable -- modern-day slavery, unspeakable indenture of children. and we need to do more to ensure that children in our communities who are victims of sex trafficking have access to the lifesaving services that are available to other youth victims of domestic violence or sexual assault. we can make sure that agencies and organizations that provide these servi
, a group of men that are educators, police, other kinds of leaders in their community in business and provide that kind of role model, which we helped to start through interval house, our major domestic shelter in the state. only a small example of how these efforts can have a ripple effect through vawa. we need to not only renew our commitment to end domestic violence but also to update and strengthen and expand the violence against women act. i'm pleased to join my colleague, senator...
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college-educated, 20 years of experience. i live in san francisco in an area where did score -- where discrimination based on age is encouraged. discrimination based on race is encouraged as well. it is a shame. my senators, basically if you are not from a protected class, you do not exist. these people -- i saved up a lot of money over my life and had planned on retiring at 65, like everyone else, but i spent a lot of my retirement just trying to survive, which is a shame. host: was your retirement 401k? personal savings? how did it break down? caller: it was a mix. host:-, n.c., joe is joining us on the independent line. -- ash, n.c., joe is joining us on the independent line. caller: all of a sudden everything fell apart several years ago. i could have retired, but i saw the writing on the wall, businesses started falling down and everyone who has a retirement, god bless you, but it is so hard. i feel bad for the grandchildren who they all say are not going to make it. it is terrible, this country has put a hole in front o
college-educated, 20 years of experience. i live in san francisco in an area where did score -- where discrimination based on age is encouraged. discrimination based on race is encouraged as well. it is a shame. my senators, basically if you are not from a protected class, you do not exist. these people -- i saved up a lot of money over my life and had planned on retiring at 65, like everyone else, but i spent a lot of my retirement just trying to survive, which is a shame. host: was your...
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the two parties, the perception of the democrats is they are downscale, not well educated, so the democrats love to nominate people with ivy league pedigree is to speak in complete paragraphs. stevenson, kennedy, roosevelt, even bill clinton, barack obama. the republicans are seen as the party of the landed gentry and the well off, and like to nominate candidates from humble origins, whether it is richard nixon, ronald reagan, certainly herbert hoover, dwight eisenhower, jerry ford, and that is why george h w bush, another man who i like and admire enormously at the personal level -- an incredibly thoughtful man -- he reinforced the perception of the republicans as the party of the landed gentry. it became a problem in 1992. dislike the most? >> the 2012 campaign was a pretty bad campaign. >> because? >> i do not think either barack obama or mitt romney really likes politics that much. you have to have people who like politics. and run for president? their doctors. i do not think either one of them get much joy out of it. >> do you still get joy out of it? >> i do. not as much. there was a
the two parties, the perception of the democrats is they are downscale, not well educated, so the democrats love to nominate people with ivy league pedigree is to speak in complete paragraphs. stevenson, kennedy, roosevelt, even bill clinton, barack obama. the republicans are seen as the party of the landed gentry and the well off, and like to nominate candidates from humble origins, whether it is richard nixon, ronald reagan, certainly herbert hoover, dwight eisenhower, jerry ford, and that is...
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it's been an education, you know, what makes news. if there's one thing that i would ask this crowd here is, you guys are about understanding that money may talk but information is power. and data matters. evidence matters. it matters what they say. it matters what they actually found. it matters what the data say. and i think that is something that is sometimes lost in the public discourse, is people are more interested in writing about what the news article said, rather than what the research showed. and i think you serve a critical role in keeping the discourse on us, which is sometimes -- discourse honest, which is sometimes a difficult task. >> let me switch perspective a little bit right now, and turn to christine. there's been interesting discussion in the leg press the last few days about european versus american privacy laws. and for those of you who aren't absorbed by this kind of discussion, it's a little bit arcane, but the basic point of view is that european, the european union has a comprehensive set of commercial priva
it's been an education, you know, what makes news. if there's one thing that i would ask this crowd here is, you guys are about understanding that money may talk but information is power. and data matters. evidence matters. it matters what they say. it matters what they actually found. it matters what the data say. and i think that is something that is sometimes lost in the public discourse, is people are more interested in writing about what the news article said, rather than what the research...
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you can readily take advantage of >> no matter your age, education, or experience. you can literally earn money from your own computer from your own kitchen table 24/7. so, if you are sick of living paycheck to paycheck worried about job security or retirement, if your goal has always been to earn some extra cash from home part-time or maybe even full-time check them out, incomeathome.com. they are adding my listeners in record numbers, even giveing away a thousand bucks for checking them out. that somebody could be you. visit incomeathome.com. >> that's incomeathome.com. one of the other commercials that i was -- has gotten a lot of attention last night. by the way, i have to say up front, i think movie trailers ought to be ought to be banned. >> huge -- it's a huge stage for them. >> bill: but they are not commercials. i look for the commercials. the same thing with promos for shows that are on the cbs network. but of course every network does it. it's a waste of time. some of them, you can't tell what the commercial is really all about until the end like the car
you can readily take advantage of >> no matter your age, education, or experience. you can literally earn money from your own computer from your own kitchen table 24/7. so, if you are sick of living paycheck to paycheck worried about job security or retirement, if your goal has always been to earn some extra cash from home part-time or maybe even full-time check them out, incomeathome.com. they are adding my listeners in record numbers, even giveing away a thousand bucks for checking them...
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the policy change under discussion would allow the religious, civic, or educational orlgizations that oversee and deliver scouting to determine how to address this issue. the boy scouts would not under any circumstances dictate a position to units, parents, or members. president obama said he supports dropping the restriction on gays. >> the scouts are a great institution that are promoting young people and exposing them to opportunities and leadership that will serve people for the rest of their lives. i think that nobody should be barred from that. >> rick perry, governor of the boy scouts home state of texas is opposed. >> scouting is about teaching a substantial amount of life lessons, sexuality is not one of them. never has been and doesn't need to be. >> several groups opposed to the change took out this ad in "usa today" asking the scouts to, quote, show courage and stand firm for timeless values. the traditional values coalition sent an urgent letter to followers asking for $15 donations. they say christian america is outraged that the boy scouts would even consider such an ac
the policy change under discussion would allow the religious, civic, or educational orlgizations that oversee and deliver scouting to determine how to address this issue. the boy scouts would not under any circumstances dictate a position to units, parents, or members. president obama said he supports dropping the restriction on gays. >> the scouts are a great institution that are promoting young people and exposing them to opportunities and leadership that will serve people for the rest...